Christ Church
Has the honor to invite you to celebrate The Queen’s Birthay and St. George Day
Sunday April 20th after 10:00am service
Performing: Banda de Gaitas del Batallón de San Patricio
Ladies are invited to wear hat
Christ Church
Montes Escandinavos # 405
Col. Lomas de Chapultepec
11000 México, D.F.
Tel. 5520 3763 & 5202 0949
The Rotary Clubs of San Miguel Allende and Tallahassee, FL are sponsoring a
major conference on diabetes from April 10 - 12. The web site for the conference,
www.smarotaryclub.org/diabetes contains information including the complete program
and key speakers. The organizers tell me that they are very excited about the
conference and believe it can initiate a concerted attack on this
growing problem in their area. Check it out....
This week Susanne Faber, joined us on Imagen News and Living in Mexico talk about the Europosgrado Fair. Interested in studying an advance degree. You should definitely check out this fair. They will have representatives of Universities coming from all over Europe. This fair will take place in Monterrey on March 6 and in Mexico City on March 8th and 9th. This is a great opportunity to get a lot of information on schools and scholarships. For more information go to www.europosgrado.com
The British Society of Mexico
Is pleased to invite you to the
Saint George's
Annual Dinner
Guest of Honour
HMA Giles Paxman LVO
Saturday 26th April 2008
7.30pm : Pimms in the Garden
8.30pm : Dinner will be served
Black Tie
Decorations may be worn
Churchill's Restaurant
Manuel Ávila Camacho 67
Polanco, Mexico DF
Members MN$ 950
Non-Members MN$ 1100
If you live in Mexico City and plan to do graduate work in the US this invitation is for you:
EducationUSA invites you to
Researching Scholarships and Financial Aid for Graduate Studies in the United States
Wednesday, November 28th 16:00 – 18:00
Benjamin Franklin Library
Liverpool 31, Col. Juárez
Join us for the last graduate orientation before the winter holiday!
At this specialized event, learn about how you can finance your graduate degree abroad, speak directly with a Consular Officer about student visas and interact with U.S. university alumni.
Attendance is free of charge and open to the public.
Please call EducationUSA at 5080-2801 or email info@iielatinamerica.org to RSVP. A photo ID is required.
Although I'm Mexican and never lived in the States, I find this holiday great because it is a day dedicated to give thanks for all the things we have. There is no special day in the Mexican culture to give thanks, maybe with the exception of December 31st, in which, sometimes, we give thanks for the things that happened in the year, but we are more worried as to where we're going to celebrate the New Year.
I started celebrating Thanksgiving many years ago when I was working in a bilingual school and the principal was American. Some of the teachers (and I) started going to Sanborn's where they have a delicious Thanksgiving dinner. Now, I don't work in that school anymore, but I keep the tradition of going to Sanborn's every year. My family and I go to Plaza Satelite (where we think is the best) and we eat, cantaloupe, corn soup, turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, Waldorf salad and pumpkin pie as dessert. In this way we eat deliciously and don't worry about cooking and washing dishes.
Susana Rittscher
See you at the Art Fair this weekend! This Saturday November 10th, is the 38th Annual Art Fair at the American School Foundation Campus (which is immediately next the ABC Hospital on Observatorio street here in the DF). The Fair will go from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
More than 5,000 people from all over Mexico City will join ASF in celebrating art on November 10; don't miss out!
This year the event will highlight Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera's work with an exhibit curated by the Museo Estudio Diego Rivera. The gallery will showcase a comparative study of their still life paintings, and a workshop for children will be available.
The Art Fair offers something for every member of the family. More than 100 artists will have work on display and for sale, to include sculpture, painting and installation art. ASF student clubs will sell food, drinks and other refreshments to help raise money for their organizations, and the "Bear Cubs' Club" will be back for the second year in a row, to offer the littlest members of the family a chance to express themselves artistically as well.
Tickets are on sale on the day of the event. Cost: $40. I will be manning a table. Look for the IMAGEN News table. See ya there…
The British Society and Reforma Athletic Club in Mexico City invite you to:
BONFIRE NIGHT
Saturday 10th of November at 7:00p.m.
The club is located behind Greengates School. Proceed up the hill on Ave.
Circunvalación, past Greengates on the left and 200 meters further along,
turn left at the large round about, go 550 meters down the divided road. The
Club entrance is on the left.
Information on where to get Tickets call 5281-6541.
If you live in Mexico City, IMAGEN-Channel 3-Excelsior has set-up a collection center at Bucareli 1, here in Mexico City (between Bucareli and Reforma) . It will be open 24 hours... Regardless of where you live, make sure you donate... A full list of places and bank accounts where to donate is futher down in the blog.
70% OF TABASCO IS UNDER WATER, MORE THEN A MILLION PEOPLE IN TABASCO NEED OUR HELP....HERE IS WHERE YOU CAN GO.....
HELP TABASCO
NATIONAL COLECTION CENTERS:
BANK ACCOUNTS
COLLECTION CENTERS IN MEXICO CITY
COLLECTION CENTERS SPONSORED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO CITY
Hours: 10:00 a 20:00
Victims in Tabasco need:
Bottled water, sugar, canned beans, powered milk, canned fruits and vegetables, new blankets, powered coffee, cooking oil, female pads, powdered chocolate, baby food, salt, cans of tuna and sardines, crackers, diapers, toilet paper, clothes, aspirin and syringes.
PLEASE PLEASE HELP
As you may be hearing, watching and listening, there is extensive flooding in Tabasco. According to the local government, Tabasco is now more than 70% under water. One of my government contacts said my be closer to 80%. The main highway is flooded, the capital Villahermosa is un communicated. The governor has compared this tragedy with what happened in New Orleans after the hurricane Katrina in 2005. PLEASE DO NOT TRAVEL TO THE REGION... IN FACT, the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City has sent out a warden message to inform U.S. citizens that, residents and travelers in the region should be aware of the possibility of flash floods, mudslides, and landslides.
By the way the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City and counsulates around the country will be closed on Friday, Nov. 2, 2007 for a Mexican holiday. You can reach the Embassy by telephone at (01-55)5080-2000; by fax at (01-55) 5525-5040; and by email at ccs@usembassy.net.mx.
The British Society in Mexico City invites you to celebrate
All Soul’s Day
Réquiem Eucharist at the British Cemetery (Calz. Calzada México-Tacuba 112, Col. Huichapan.)
Celebrant, The Reverend Vincent C. Schwahn
Friday, 2nd November, 2007 at 1:00pm
If you wish, bring a picnic lunch to join after the Réquiem Service
For more information please call Rev Schwahn Tel. 5202-0949
The Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies at the University of California San Diego presents:
Friday, October 5th, 11:00am (1:00 pm Mexico City time)
Agustín Carstens- Mexican Secretary of Finance and Public Credit
"Fiscal Reform and Its Importance for Mexico’s Economic Growth"
Please click here to access LIVE Webcast of event.
This is a great opportunity to hear Minister Carstens speak, in English, about the recent fiscal reform packet and its impact. Carstens was appointed Mexico’s Secretary of Finance and Public Credit on December 1, 2006. Prior to taking up his position, Dr. Carstens served as Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund from August 2003 to October 2006.
This Saturday Democrats Abroad in Mexico City are sponsoring a showing of the
documentary the "Ground Truth" regarding the reality ofthe US Troops in Irak.
UNION CHURCH
PASEO DE LA REFORMA AND MONTES AUVERNIA
SATURDAY AT 4:30 PM
CONTRIBUTION - 10 PESOS
COFFEE AND CAKE AFTER THE SHOWING
The US Embassy and the consulates around the country will be closed on Monday September 3rd due to Labor Day. They will be back at work on Tuesday September 4th.
